“When I saw the first Def Jux promo poster (pre-"Definitive" lawsuit), I knew El-P was on to something incredible. An unsightly wash of black and burgundy was yelling at me to check for releases from Mr. Lif, Aesop Rock, and relative newcomers Cannibal Ox. I knew if El-Producto had remotely anything to do with these projects that this little-label-that-could would easily rise from the ashes of Rawk”